Versailles Tour: Explore Royal Gardens & Chateaux

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Experience the true beauty of Versailles on this full-day tour from Paris. Explore a French Farmers Market, cycle through the Royal Domaine, visit chateaux and Queen Marie-Antoinette’s Private Farm, and marvel at the Palace of Versailles.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Palace of Versailles - Once the royal Palace of France’s most famous Kings, the Chateau of Versailles is simply outstanding. We’ll make a timed entrance reservation for you and you’ll be able to stay inside of the palace for as long as you want at the end of the bike tour.

What's Included

Access to Petit & Grand Trianon Château
Versailles farmer’s market
Engaging and expert Versailles guides
Round trip train tickets Paris - Versailles
Small group tour with limited numbers of participants
Comfortable and easy to ride bikes (kids bikes and baby seats available)
Timed Entrance tickets to Palace of Versailles
Access to Marie-Antoinette’s private farm & village

What's Not Included

Food & drinks (at your own expense at the market)
Gratuities (tips)

Additional Information

Embark on a journey to explore the captivating beauty of Versailles in this day-long tour starting from Paris. We’ll be rendezvousing at a train station in Paris before catching a train with our guide to Versailles. Mingle with the locals at a highly-acclaimed French Farmers Market brimming with food stalls that serve delectable delights. Engage in a…

Location

2 Rue de la Pépinière

Rue de la Pépinière

Meet outside of a train station named Gare Saint-Lazare, at the entrance to the STARBUCKS COFFEE. Located at the address : 2 Rue de la Pépinière. BE AWARE there are 4 Starbucks in and around the train station.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Niiki

Apr 25, 2025

Great way to experience Versailles - We had a fantastic day with Irving as our guide. The tour was very well structured with plenty of time to explore at each stop. Versailles farmer's market was a great start to find out goodies for lunch. We also picked up a half bottle of wine for our picnic as Irving let us know he carried a bottle opener and cups should we wish to indulge! It was so good to see the less touristed parts of Versailles. Marie Antoinette's hamlet was just gorgeous! Leaving Versailles palace until the end is great as the crowds were far less and you could spend as much or as little time as you liked exploring the rooms. The biking was super easy paced and flat - easy riding! There were a couple of young kids on our tour and they had a great time - it really does appeal to all ages. Thank you so much to the lovely young man from the tour company who helped us get into the tour despite an issue created by an oversight on our part. We're extremely grateful and wish you excellent karma.

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Zeeshan

Apr 24, 2025

The Best Way to See Versailles—Especially with Teens! - This is hands-down the best way to experience Versailles! I went with my wife and our two teenage sons (17 and 15), and they absolutely loved it. Our guide, Michael, was fantastic—engaging, informative, and even offered to take great family photos along the way. The entire tour was perfectly paced—from taking the metro, to exploring the local market, to riding bikes around the expansive palace grounds, enjoying a lovely picnic, and finally visiting the palace itself, including the breathtaking Hall of Mirrors. One of the highlights was visiting Marie Antoinette’s charming hamlet—it felt like stepping into a storybook. Versailles is massive and would’ve been exhausting to explore on foot, so the bike tour was a game-changer. Thank you, Michael, for making this such a memorable experience for our family!

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Samer_b

Dec 2, 2024

Irving! - My wife and I had a fantastic day! From starting in the farmers market to walking around the charming little city of Versailles to picnicking along the bike tour and finally visiting the palace, the entire time was great. Irving, our guide, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and fun. He was less so of a tour guide and more of a laid back travel companion, pausing to have really engaging conversations along the way. We still look back and have a laugh at some of the bizarre info we learned from him. Very well paced day and definitely a memorable one from our trip. Strongly recommend this activity.

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Aileen_v

Nov 5, 2024

Biking through Versailles - This tour was beautiful! Our tour guide, Michael, was very personable and knowledgeable. Not only was he educated on the subject matter, but he shared his travel experiences which was also very nice.

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Jen_p

Oct 16, 2024

Perfect day at a palace - My partner and I loved biking around Versailles. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather and sunny skies. Our tour guide, Arnaud, was knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. The grounds are so delightful! The bike riding takes a moderate amount of skill- there were two small hills and a bit of traffic to contend with, but Arnaud made sure we were all safe, and we took many breaks while he told us about the history. He gave great recommendations for food at the Versailles farmers market, and our picnic was delicious. This is a wonderful tour!

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Ariana_p

Oct 4, 2024

Just book it! - Probably the best tour I went on while I was in Europe! We has such a wonderful time. Visiting the town and getting to shop in the market for our picnic lunch was so fun. Riding the bikes was nice because you can go at your own pace and it's not scary traffic. But the most relaxing part is sitting out on the lawn picnicking. You get to see the summer Palace and the gardens. The day is taken up mostly by these things. You get the opportunity to visit the main Palace but we didn't get a lot of time to explore it. But overall the tour and tour guide were amazing!

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Shannon_s

Sep 24, 2024

Wonderful way to see it all! - Start the day in Versailles at the local farmers market to pick out food for the picnic. Grab your bike, make sure to pick one with a fun name. (Mine was Je t'aime). Bikes had baskets and rain coats which were very handy. Antoine our guide was full of knowledge and made our tour much more interesting. I didn’t realize how extensive this complex is. This is a seriously fun way to explore and also work off some of the calories from all the croissants I have eaten.

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Brenda_l

Jun 14, 2024

Versailles - Our tour guide was so knowledgeable about the history of versailles. We love the bike ride around the garden

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Carol_y

Jun 9, 2024

Great fun guide who took... - Great fun guide who took good care of all 14 of us including a woman who barely knew how to ride a bike!!

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E1791thjuliep

Jun 25, 2024

Good routes, guides but bike quality is an issue. - Guides are lovely and routes good in Paris and Versailles. The problem is your bikes- having done 2 tours with you the bikes really are substandard- both times we tried 6+ bikes to try and get ones with anything like functional brakes. All bikes look like they have had a hard life and it really shows mechanically- also NO baskets provided. Compared to competition we saw en route both bike tours we did with you, your bike fleet really needs improving

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From $127

up to 14 guests

1 - Adult